HOSTID(1)                                               HOSTID(1)



     NAME
          hostid - set or print identifier of current host system

     SYNOPSIS
          hostid [ identifier ]

     DESCRIPTION
          The hostid command prints the identifier of the current host
          in hexadecimal.  This numeric value is expected to be unique
          across all hosts and is commonly set to the host's Internet
          address.  The super-user can set the hostid by giving a
          hexadecimal argument or the hostname; this is usually done
          in the startup script /etc/rc.local.

     SEE ALSO
          gethostid(2), sethostid(2)

     ORIGIN
          4.3 BSD




































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